DANCING WITH THE STARS SEASON 25, FALL 2017, WEEK 10 FINALS Welcome back! It’s Week 10, night 1 of the FINALE of Season 25–Monday, November 20, 2017! Tom and Erin hosted. Carrie Ann Inaba (CAI), Len Goodman, Julianne Hough, and Bruno Tonioli judged THE FINALS! THE CURRENT CAST: “Property Brothers” Drew Scott & pro Emma Slater (1-800-868-3404) Actor Frankie Muniz (formerly “Malcolm”) & pro Witney Carson (1-800-868-3405) Actor/Singer/Dancer Jordan Fisher & pro Lindsay Arnold (1-800-868-3406) Electronic Violinist Lindsey Stirling & pro Mark Ballas* (1-800-868-3407) *(2-Time MBT winner) Ballroom & Latin Dances: Foxtrot, Quickstep, Waltz, Viennese Waltz, Tango, Argentine Tango, Jive, Jazz, Charleston, Contemporary; Cha-Cha, Samba, Salsa, Rumba, Paso Doble. “Learn the dance, learn the steps, then learn the character of it.” — Len Goodman Mon., Nov. 20, 2017: The show opened with many pros and a few troupers dancing together to a number choreographed by Mandy Moore. Each couple will do two dances. FIRST DANCE: A Redemption Dance, Each Coached by One of the Judges Drew Scott + Emma: Paso Doble with Bruno as Coach. Judges: 9. Me 9. Drew opened with 10 or 15 seconds of a solo, after which Emma danced in from across the floor and joined him. Much improved in posture, Paso requirements, footwork, and confidence! To me, he is the most improved. Watching them has given me much joy this season. Frankie + Whitney: Foxtrot with CAI as Coach. Judges: 10,9,10,9. Me: 9.5. Frankie opened in an excellent solo to a Frank Sinatra song before being joined by Witney in a Golden Age of Hollywood Foxtrot. He looked quite accomplished, confident, and as cute and sweet as ever. Yes, it was adorable again and happy and smooth. Very enjoyable! Pitbull and Fifth Harmony (including Normani Kordei, who competed with Val a season or two ago) performed together, singing Fifth’s latest single, “Por Favor,” accompanied by female pro dancers. Jordan + Lindsay: Charleston with Len as Coach. Judges: 10. Me: 10. Talk about energetic and super-fast! It was SO MUCH BETTER THAN THEIR FIRST CHARLESTON! It was filled with Charleston content, except the knee-crossing, Lindy Hop, each of them jumping over the other’s shoulders from back to front, and more. And the hot-pink outfits (shoes, too!)—loved it all! In my opinion, Lindsay still has the best legs of all the female dancers. Tom introduced longtime singer Lionel Richie, who will be one of three judges when “American Idol” returns 11 March 2018. He announced the winner from among...

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Professionally, after decades of employment for others, Vickie Weaver founded Writestyle in 1996 to provide writing, editing, proofreading, training, and more to clients worldwide. She has written and/or edited for “Coexistence Magazine” (national), “Ohio Magazine,” and various newspapers. In addition, she has edited or contributed to the writing of numerous books. Personally, she has won awards and publication for some of her poems and is compiling a book of her poetry. She enjoys music and dance, and strives for beauty and harmony in life.